Over the past few weeks, advocacy groups, veteran volunteers, and everyday residents across the five boroughs have stepped up to form groups and projects that assist vulnerable New Yorkers.
Bronx
Opportunity Zones Show Scant Impact in the Bronx as Key Deadline Passes
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Brokers predicted that the kind of investments the tax incentive could attract would create an entirely new borough. But a year later, the fervor around opportunity zones in the Bronx has shrunk from a clap to a whisper.
Bronx
The Tooth of the Matter: Bronx Pol’s Dental Legislation, Campaign Loan Scrutinized
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Bronx Senator Luis Sepulveda has made headlines for big campaign loan he received from a dentist friend. Turns out he wrote dental legislation soon thereafter.
A Family Affair: Parents, Children and NYC's Homelessness Crisis
NYC’s Homeless Hotel Population Surges as City Grapples with Housing Crisis
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When Mayor de Blasio in 2017 announced a plan to end the use of hotels as homeless shelters by 2023, there were about 7,500 homeless people in hotel rooms paid for by the city. Today, there are 11,750.
Age Justice
Among America’s Oldest, Opioid Overdoses Are On the Rise
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In New York City, the number of fatal opioid overdoses among people ages 55-84 has been increasing for the last four years, reaching 29 percent of the total opioid overdose deaths in 2018.
Government
Task Force Tally: The Many Groups Cuomo Has Convened to Fix the MTA
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In the last three years, the governor—or the MTA, at the governor’s behest—has established expert groups to tackle issues like transit system homelessness, subway train speeds, repairing the L train tunnel and revamping Penn Station.
Investigations
Dangerous drivers still on city streets despite thousands of speeding tickets
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At least one driver racked up more than 100 speeding tickets yet remains on the road. A proposed bill would have gotten him in a safety course — and impounded his vehicle if he refused.
Government
Meet the New Rudy, Same as the Old Rudy? 1993 Study Exposed Vulnerabilities Now on View
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Nothing swirling around Rudolph Giuliani now is out of step with the person depicted 26 years ago in a 464-page vulnerability study he commissioned for his second run for mayor.
The Ride
Underground and Underserved: To Be Blind or Deaf and Ride the NYC Subway
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It’s well known the subway system offers little access to those with mobility challenges. But people with blindness, deafness and cognitive disabilities also have a hard time.
Homelessness
Thousands of NYC’s Homeless Parents were Recently Kids Themselves
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Parents account for the majority of homeless unaccompanied New Yorkers under age 25, according to city data,
The Ride
MTA’s Bronx Bus Redesign Leaves Some Disappointment at the Curb
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Some say the plan fails to provide meaningful service improvements that would draw riders back to the bus.